Page 1 of 1
Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:02 am
by Marc Meakin
Focal events are great but I wonder if a huge event fairly centrally located would be attended by loads former Countdown champions along with the usual focal attendees.
I guess it would be a huge financial risk without having an idea how many are interested
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 12:59 pm
by Matt Rutherford
Uhhh, no.
If former countdown champions wanted to go to an event, there is a plethora of options.
Think this has been said before (forgive me if not), but if you are thinking of running a CoEvent, go to a few first to get a taste for what is like
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:51 pm
by Marc Meakin
Matt Rutherford wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 12:59 pm
Uhhh, no.
If former countdown champions wanted to go to an event, there is a plethora of options.
Think this has been said before (forgive me if not), but if you are thinking of running a CoEvent, go to a few first to get a taste for what is like
I am going to one next year.
I dont think I would be a good organiser as I prefer to play.
I would like to go to a venue that had Scrabble on a Saturday and Countdown on a sunday
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:54 pm
by Gavin Chipper
I think it's called COLIN.
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:25 pm
by Ben Wilson
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:54 pm
I think it's called COLIN.
Flattering, but more accurately it'd be called FOCAL.
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:25 pm
by Gavin Chipper
COLIN is like Wimbledon, whereas the FOCAL championship is like the ATP finals.
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:38 pm
by JackHurst
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:25 pm
COLIN is like Wimbledon, whereas the FOCAL championship is like the ATP finals.
Good analogy. Colin is a major. Also Focal finals and ATP finals both kinda carry less credit than they could in seasons where the big guns don't play enough to qualify.